Leaps and Bounds

Well, we got the rest of the bloodwork results back, and good news! Everything came back normal. So, that means that there is no enzyme problem. However, that also means that we have no idea what had been holding Camden back. We(and the doctors) are now just assuming that Camden has been on a very odd trajectory and will eventually even out and be just like every other kid! He will ocntinue to be closely monitored by his doctors and will also continue to recieve therapy from the Early Intervention program.

Camden has also been making huge strides developmentally. He is still a little bit behind, but is almost caught up to where he should be! He is sitting up, babbling, playing with toys and interacting with his big sister. He is still an extremely mellow boy and is one of the happiest babies that I(and others) have ever seen. He is doing well starting solids, and has started eating a bit of table food. It is wreacking havoc on his intestins, but we are still in close contact with the pediatric gastroenterologist to keep it all in balance.

Sophie is still an amazing little girl and is quite the little mommy. She loves to help out with Camden, feeding him, soothing him, and making him laugh. She has "Dolly" that she feeds, burps and puts to bed. She is just an incredible daughter and sister. Her vocabulary is growing each day and she is starting to "pretend". She is such a sweet girl and a little comedian to boot!

Early Intervention, Round 1

Well, Camden had his first real session with Early Intervention today. He did really well. He had a bit of a hard time because he was distracted by Sophie, but that was to be expected. He showed off all of his skills, and moved around all over the place. They said that he is doing really well. Still a little bit behind, but doing so much better than he was a few motnhs ago. They have their weekly meeting tomorrow, so they will call us and let us know what they decide to do from here on out. It could just be monthly visits out and mostly just monitoring him to make sure that he doesn't fall behind and keeps progressing. However, they did ask about Sophie's speech. She is very hard to understand and doesn't articulate words very well. They asked if we would be interested in getting her into EI with a speech therapist to work on her articulation. I said "Yes!". I know she gets frustrated when we are not able to figure out what she is saying. I think she would benefit greatly from someone working with her that really knows what they are doing. SO, if it's not one child with problems, it's the other!